by Tom Temple | Apr 6, 2018 | Stories
We are the Gragg family, and we are an ordinary family who listened to a simple, yet extraordinary call to love our neighbors. Our story began in 1985 when Mark (dad) and Jennifer (mom) met at a church on the north side of Winston-Salem where Mark accepted Christ as a...
by Tom Temple | Mar 1, 2018 | Stories
November 14, 2014, is a day remembered by many who were touched by the life of Nathan Clark. While traveling with his parents and a teammate for a weekend soccer tournament, Nathan was tragically shot while sleeping in a hotel in Raleigh. The smile that made the...
by Tom Temple | Feb 4, 2018 | Stories
My name is Lisa Anne, but I was born with the name Jennifer Carolina, which was my given birth name before I was adopted. I lived in an orphanage with my sister in Bogota, Colombia for the first four years of my life. I don’t remember a lot except for the big...
by Tom Temple | Jan 5, 2018 | Stories
From birth on, Reg and I (Ronda) were raised in Christian homes, and we raised our 4 children in faith as well. We have grown up going to church, praying, and believing. For this we are grateful, but we are even more grateful for how God has reached out to us and...
by Tom Temple | Dec 4, 2017 | Stories
Seventeen years ago, I traveled deep into the interior of China, up a mountain and to a small town. I sat on a hill at night overlooking that town and wondered if anyone there had ever heard the Gospel. I was overwhelmed with the thought of all the far-off towns and...
